Dragging Me Down

If we only knew
How many suffer in silence
Hiding behind fake smiles
Begging for guidance

Can't numb the pain
For fear I'll go insane
Battles from within
Alerts the next of kin
Words left unsaid
Leaves you scarred and left for dead
A tightness in my chest
A shortness of breath

Will I ever be enough
And will I ever break the cycle
Cries of domineer
Fall on deafened ears
A day of reckoning will come
For those who want
To lay waste
To lay waste
To this oppressive state
For those who want
To lay waste
To this oppressive state
Call it a checkmate Oh

I will break these chains
That drag me down Oh
What lies in wait is what got me here
We must not drown
And I will break these chains
That bind me down Oh
What lies in wait is what got me here
We won't back down

My shackles are broken
No longer bound
You will here me
For my screams echo loud
I was too afraid too weak
To speak up and be heard
But now I know what a voice I will be
I'm searching for truth
Lend me the strength
So I may unleash
The anguish
That fuels the fires
To transcend higher Go

Don't faulter alter fate
Before it's too late
And from the ashes we will rise
Like the Phoenix

It was all in my head
The consequences of my own actions
The dissatisfaction
All the tears I've shed
Feeling left for dead
The whispers and lies
Tales of deceit
The bittersweet memories
These voices will not take me
Without a fight

I will break these chains
That drag me down Oh
What lies in wait is what got me here
We must not drown
And I will break these chains
That bind me down Oh
What lies in wait is what got me here
We won't back down

I am finally free
To be the person I was always meant to be
With my head held high
Reaching towards the sky
I am free
To just be